Manchester

Taylor Wimpey's portfolio includes a wide range of new-build homes in the North West, including Manchester, the capital of the North; the surrounding Greater Manchester area; and beautiful Lancashire.

New home builder Miller Homes has reported a sharp rise in off-plan sales during the second quarter of 2011, with off-plan new homes in East Midlands a

Thanks to an initiative administered by Manchester City Council, many house hunters who may otherwise have thought a new-build home in Manchester was beyond their means can own one at Redrow's Hanson Gardens scheme in Moston with an up-front payment of just 75% of the full purchase price.

New home developer Bouygues has been awarded planning permission to build new student housing in Southampton.

The 15-storey City Gateway student accommodation block will provide 350 student beds in the Swathyling district of the city. Work will start on the development later this year.

This proud and lively city is a hub with transport links to sought-after suburbs, towns and villages, and buyers are literally pulled in all directions when they are choosing where to live. The delights of Derbyshire's Peak District and the Pennines are close by and Cheshire, the first choice for Premier League footballers, is also on the doorstep.

A total of 326 local authorities will share close to almost £200m between them in 2011/12 to incentivise the construction of new homes in their local region.

Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced that each council have funding from £5,000 in the first year of New Homes Bonus handouts to spend on the new homes and local improvements.

The highest payout went to Tower Hamlets in London which received £4.29m payment for 2,934 new homes being built in the local area.

An Atletico Madrid football star is actively looking to buy a new home in Manchester, adding to speculation that he is set to sign for Manchester United, according to reports in Spain.

Trafford Council is looking for feedback from local residents on a proposal to convert homes in Trafford into affordable homes, under an initiative called the Empty Property Strategy.

There are over 1,000 properties in Trafford which have been vacant for over six months and the council plans to make use of the properties by transforming them into affordable homes.

A selection of new homes in Manchester which are to be built as part of the £800m regeneration of centre of the city.

Purpose-built retirement property in Britain now mirrors the hugely successful American complexes and villages that give mature buyers secure, low-maintenance homes within vibrant and friendly communities. In the North West of England, there is a wide variety of such new-build homes, many offering care packages if needed and all allowing buyers to stay on the property ladder.